November 21, 2024, 3:31 pm

Awami League leader’s forest land recovered in Kamalganj

Staff Reporter
Published: Monday, November 4, 2024

Awami League leader Jenar Ahmed had occupied about 4 acres of land at Lawachara in Kamalganj. Finally, the Department of Wildlife and Nature Conservation has managed to recover 4 acres of occupied land.

On Sunday, the forest department conducted an operation with 100 workers from 9am to evening to rescue the area of Lawachara on the western side of Heed Bangladesh in Lawachara National Park.

Among others, Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Jamil Mohammad Khan and Range Officer Shahidul Islam were present at the operation. However, the occupant Zainar Ahmed could not be found on the phone.

Shah Alam of Sindarkhan union of Sreemangal upazila had taken a mortgage from the encroacher Md Jenar Ahmed. “” “I grew lemons here on a 5-year lease from Jenner.” I have given 1 lakh 20 thousand rupees in the first 2 years. The rest of the money will be spent on the sale of lemons. “I am a poor man who cultivates lemons, my family lives by selling soy lemons.

Jamil Mohammad Khan, assistant conservator of forest (ACF) of wildlife and nature conservation department, said, ‘We have recovered about 4 acres of forest area. However, no one was rescued. No one came to claim it. ‘

Sylhet Divisional Forest Officer of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Department Md. Md. Jahangir Alam said: “We have recovered the place. Around 4 acres of land was encroached upon.A lemon tree was planted there. We have planted trees suitable for wildlife in those places.


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